A bad week already in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan – Roadside bombs killed seven American troops on Monday — including five in a single blast in Kandahar — raising to more than a dozen the number who have died in the last three days. The total number of US casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan last week was 11, by comparison. Link to original story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100830/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan